Pub news

Promising news.  Building works are due to start at the Black Cap in Islington.  It is…

Harvey’s Royal Oak

We recently found ourselves at the Royal Oak in Borough for the leaving party of James,…

Pub heritage and planning – July 2025

Heritage Public Houses Bill This private member’s bill was prompted by the infamous case of the…

Pub News – May 2025

• Those who visited or worked at the Great British Beer Festival in the last few…

Heritage and planning – May 2025

Sadly, there is nothing positive to report regarding the Crooked House.  Readers will recall that the…

A tale of two pubs

The Sutton Arms in Great Sutton Street, Finsbury, is an established destination pub for beer drinkers,…

The Blue Maid: a historic pub reopens

The Blue Maid reopened in April 2025, having been closed for over five years.  The pub…

CAMRA pub information update 68

CAMRA is phasing out its WhatPub? pub database as a separate system and integrating it with…

Pub heritage – March 2025

The saga of the Crooked House in Himley continues. Readers will recall that, following an unexplained…

CAMRA pub information update 67

CAMRA is phasing out its WhatPub? pub website as a separate system and is integrating it…